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Journalist speaks on terrorism reporting

Journalist speaks on terrorism reporting

Launa Greer

Receiving a fatherly pat on the cheek from “the most dangerous man in Pakistan,” watching as an intelligence officer compared waterboarding to salted peanuts and receiving a compliment on a pair of boots from a Somali general with suspected ties to Osama bin Laden are but a few of the many bizarre stories recounted by Toronto Star journalist Michelle Shephard in her new book, “Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorism’s Grey Zone.”

NEWS | 10/11/2011

Former ambassador Bodine discusses Yemen

Regina Wang

Wilson School lecturer and former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Barbara Bodine discussed development in Yemen over the past three decades and the country’s future possibilities in a lecture in Robertson Hall on Tuesday night.

NEWS | 10/11/2011

Singer addresses idea of donating to those in need

Catherine Duazo

Bioethics professor Peter Singer and GiveWell.org co-founder Holden Karnofsky spoke about global poverty in a talk sponsored by the American Whig-Cliosophic Society and the Princeton chapter of Giving What We Can on Tuesday.

NEWS | 10/11/2011

New leads in anthrax case

Henry Rome

The Army microbiologist accused of mailing anthrax-laden letters from a mailbox in Princeton a decade ago did not, in fact, have the technical skill needed to manufacture the spores, a team of scientists asserted this week. This raises the possibility that one of the largest FBI investigations in history failed to identify co-conspirators or the right suspect.

NEWS | 10/11/2011

After 34 years on the bench, Stevens reflects on law, elections and Watergate

Retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John Paul Stevens spoke about his past legal decisions and personal experiences while serving on the court before a packed audience in Richardson Auditorium on Monday afternoon.

NEWS | 10/10/2011

News & Notes: Princeton named most expensive college town

A recent CNBC slideshow has named Princeton the most expensive college town in the nation.

NEWS | 10/10/2011

U. codifies Title IX complaint process

The University has codified the procedures for anyone wishing to file a Title IX complaint against Princeton for discrimination on the basis of sex. Vice Provost Michele Minter, whose office is responsible for ensuring that the University complies with Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, announced the news to students in an email sent out late Monday afternoon.

NEWS | 10/10/2011

Professors win Nobel prize

When economics professor Christopher Sims was awoken by a phone call at 6:15 a.m. from a Texas area code, he was sure it was a prank call. His wife mishandled the phone, and the call was dropped. Assuming that it wasn’t important, the couple went back to sleep. But when the callers telephoned his home again, Sims had an inkling that it might be the folks from the Nobel Foundation.

NEWS | 10/10/2011

Locals sue U. over proposed Dinky move

Patience Haggin

A group of citizens has filed a lawsuit challenging the University’s proposed move of the Dinky station. The legal complaint, filed on Oct. 3 to the Superior Court of New Jersey in Trenton, challenges the University’s right to move the station. The complaint requests that the court permanently enjoin the University from moving the station and judge that the public has the permanent right to cross the University’s land to access the station.

NEWS | 10/10/2011

GRE revised General Test replaces older exam

University students hoping to enter graduate school have begun taking the revised, longer version of the Graduate Records Examination, a standardized test required for admission to most graduate schools across the nation and around the world.

NEWS | 10/09/2011

Despite ban, rush numbers similar to those of last year

Luc Cohen

The freshman rush ban, which will be implemented beginning next fall, appears to have had no effect on this year’s sorority rush, with the three Panhellenic sororities at Princeton offering a very similar number of bids as they did last year.

NEWS | 10/09/2011

News & Notes: Economics professor Krueger confirmed as CEA chairman

University economics professor Alan Krueger has been confirmed to serve as the chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. The Senate Banking Committee approved his appointment on Thursday by a voice vote, and Krueger awaits final approval by the full Senate before he can assume his new post.

NEWS | 10/09/2011

Fiscal Year 2011 sees 22 percent return

Caleb Kennedy

The University’s endowment posted a 21.9 percent return on investments for the fiscal year ending Jun. 30, 2011 — raising the total endowment figure to $17.1 billion from last year’s $14.4 billion total.

NEWS | 10/09/2011

University urges caution against burglar

Henry Rome

The Department of Public Safety is urging community members to be on the lookout for a man accused of suspicious activity at Rider University and The College of New Jersey, according to a Campus Safety Alert issued Saturday morning.

NEWS | 10/09/2011

New text system launched for groups

Patience Haggin

Through the recently developed group text messaging system SwoopTEXT.com, leaders of campus organizations have a new communication platform that allows them to conveniently send free text messages to their members.

NEWS | 10/09/2011

Loan default-rate statistics skew view of U. aid policy

Launa Greer

The University’s default rate is the highest of the country’s top 20 universities as ranked by the U.S. News and World Report, according to an analysis by news website Business Insider. The website reports that the University’s default rate tops the list at 2.2 percent, with peer institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology and California Institute of Technology reporting figures near 0 percent.

NEWS | 10/06/2011

Wireless slow, unreliable across parts of campus

Catherine Ku

The University’s wireless Internet has been especially slow in some areas of campus, many students have noticed. Specifically, residents in lower areas of campus have complained of unreliable Internet connection, particularly after 8 p.m.

NEWS | 10/06/2011

News & Notes: U. places 5th in world-wide education rankings

The University placed fifth in the Times Higher Education rankings of the world’s 400 best universities for 2011-12, released on Thursday.

NEWS | 10/06/2011

Planning Board opposes Dinky move

Patience Haggin

Planning authorities in Princeton expressed opposition to the University’s planned move of the Dinky as they considered the University’s requested zoning for a new arts district.The Regional Planning Board of Princeton voted 7-2 to send the ordinances back to the Borough Council and Township Committee with some minor recommended changes. The planning board will consider the ordinances again after they are reintroduced by the governing bodies.

NEWS | 10/06/2011

Friedberg appointed adviser to Romney

Luc Cohen

Professor of Politics and International Affairs Aaron Friedberg has been appointed to former governor Mitt Romney’s Foreign Policy and National Security Advisory Team, the candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination announced on his campaign website. “America and our allies are facing a series of complex threats,” Romney said in a press release.

NEWS | 10/06/2011

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